snagglebag Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 please could anyone help me i have lost my locking wheel nut key for my 300tdi defender and cant try any keys at main dealers as they are not stocked anymore. is there any way to tell what key i have as there are no no's or letters on the wheel nuts them selves. is there anyway that i could do the measuring and cross ref this to a chart??? i have uploaded a pic of the wheel nut, hope this helps. cheers gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Found codes A through to J inclusive in the micocat parts info, but it doesn't show[for obvious reasons] the actual pattern of the grooves for the fit/remove tool. the part numbers run [all STC prefix] a - 3410 B - 3411 C - 3412 D - 3413 E - 3414 F - 3415 G - 3416 H - 3417 I - 3418 J - 3419 can't find any list/diagrams in the RAVE manuals either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagglebag Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 wow your fast, thanks for the info i think im gonna end up trying as many as i can through friends then if all else fails i will make a tool to remove them and buy a fresh set. thanks again, you are a guru of info. cheers gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagglebag Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 i must be the luckiest man about, just been out to it and found one of my old sockets. gave it a good hammering on and managed to undo all 4 of the wee beastes!!! never happens that easy for me, thought i was going to have to machine a new tool to do the job without knackering my alloys but all is calm again now, thanks again for your info. cheers gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 that was lucky then, glad you got them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyLee Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 we`ve removed two sets of locking nuts this week , in the garage , I won`t go into the details but they aren`t hard to remove really. Different methods and tools required for each type . Some loose the nut while most are where the locking nut breaks due to it being overtightened in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagglebag Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 yes it was a case of a multi sided 1 and 1/8th socket found in the bottom of my box and a well used hammer. this combined with crossed fingers, toes and everything else and they undid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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